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**(p1)
public
Raises int to the power of numeric, which may be negative or fractional. The result may be an Integer, a Float, a Rational, or a complex number.
2 ** 3 #=> 8 2 ** -1 #=> (1/2) 2 ** 0.5 #=> 1.4142135623730951 (-1) ** 0.5 #=> (0.0+1.0i) 123456789 ** 2 #=> 15241578750190521 123456789 ** 1.2 #=> 5126464716.0993185 123456789 ** -2 #=> (1/15241578750190521)